Chapter 308 The first day box office results are out!
Cui Mingzhen is a sophomore at Chung-Ang University.
Since the summer vacation.
She then started the summer vacation life that every college student has experienced - working part-time and odd jobs.
It’s almost the end of summer vacation.
She quit her job and prepared to buy a weekly train ticket.
In this way, you can take a train to travel all over the country in a week.
This kind of "go-anywhere" train travel is a benefit only available to people under the age of 25.
Because after the age of 25, you will face various pressures such as internships, employment, etc.
So many college students will take this trip during the holidays.
Cui Mingzhen is no exception.
However, just when she had packed her luggage and was ready to leave.
A message sent by the counselor in the class group forced her to change her travel plans.
“@All members: The first movie starring our school publicity ambassador, Jin Qixuan, “My First Brother” was released on August 12.”
"By then, I hope everyone can take the time to go to the cinema to watch the film, and write an article of no less than 500 words about their viewing experience after watching the film."
“We will check this out when school starts and look forward to everyone’s wonderful performance.”
"Finally, I wish you all a wonderful summer."
Cui Mingzhen looked at the message flashing on the phone screen.
The originally excited mood cooled down instantly.
500 words of movie review? ?
A little sketch? And a review!
Too much!
That’s too much!
Besides, I’m not a drama performance major!
Although she is not averse to watching movies itself.
But she felt a headache when she thought about writing a review.
So she went to the school forum to see how everyone felt about the matter.
Open the forum.
I saw that various new posts were discussing this matter.
[I am traveling in Hong Kong. I wonder if the movie will be shown in the theaters here? ]
Hong Kong? Travel? He is obviously a rich director.
Cui Mingzhen couldn't help rolling her eyes and continued browsing the posts below.
[What should I do? What should I do? I know nothing about movies! ]
[If anyone has a ghostwriter, please PM me, thank you~]
[Watching a movie is fine, I was planning to go watch it. But!!! What is the point of writing a paper!!!]
[Aaaaaaaaaa!!! Why do the essays for us acting majors start at 2,000 words!!!]
[I applied for Chung-Ang University for Jin Qixuan, but I didn't expect that the paper came before I even saw him! Damn it! ]
…
As the saying goes, happiness is built on the suffering of others.
After looking around like this.
Cui Mingzhen felt a little more balanced.
Because, compared with the 2,000-word essay for the acting major, her 500-word review doesn't seem to be a difficult task...
Then she started searching for information about "My First Brother" on the Internet.
Jin Qixuan, she was not unfamiliar with this name.
As one of the top stars today, he is extremely well-known in the school.
Both his appearance and talent are highly respected.
His recruitment poster was placed at the school gate.
Cui Mingzhen had seen him from a distance once at the entrance ceremony.
At that time, the cheers and screams from the scene will be unforgettable for her whole life.
So, for this film, which is his first starring role.
Cui Mingzhen was also full of curiosity.
However, curiosity aside, I still have to write a review after watching the movie.
Soon, various information, Reuters materials, and trailers about the film "My First Brother" popped up on the Naver engine.
She first opened the trailer and watched it for a while.
The trailer is a minute and a half long.
The clips are all very humorous and interesting.
For example, high-level paraplegic Kim Ki-hyeon took the mentally handicapped Lee Kwang-soo shopping and bargained; he provided students with volunteer service certificates for a fee;
He often lies on the ground pretending to be sick, crying about the staff bullying the disabled; there is also a clip where Lee Kwang-soo eats instant noodles and Kim Ki-hyun swears because of his greed...
The above clips are accompanied by cheerful BGM.
Cui Mingzhen, who was originally a little resistant, began to become interested in this movie.
Then she looked at the movie reviews on Naver movie review website.
Even though the film hasn't been released yet, it has already received more than a hundred reviews.
These are people who have seen the film at press screenings, VIP screenings and the Cannes premiere.
Not only are the reviews all positive.
Moreover, the film was given a high score of 9.54.
With a score of 9.54, it ranks first in Naver netizens' rating among all films released in 2018.
Seeing this, Cui Mingzhen's expectations for "My First Brother" increased again.
I originally went to the movie with the mentality of completing a task.
But now, she really wants to go to the cinema to experience the charm of this work in person.
However, the time for watching movies still needs to be planned carefully.
After all, there is still a week until school starts.
She planned to travel to other places after watching the movie.
In this way, she can complete the tasks assigned by the counselor without delaying her travel plans.
So, Cui Mingzhen began to check the movie schedule online.
Many cinemas in Seoul have started pre-sale tickets for "My First Brother".
Moreover, there are quite a lot of films scheduled.
Because the 12th is a weekend.
Therefore, all the tickets for the premiere day were sold out.
If you want to buy it, you can only buy it after the 12th.
Cui Mingzhen searched again.
I found a cinema in Jeonju City that had tickets.
And it just happened to be retired.
The thought of starting a trip from Jeonju is a good idea.
She quickly clicked to buy.
August 12th.
The movie "My First Brother" is officially released in major theaters.
Cui Mingzhen bought the ticket early and went to the cinema in Jeonju City alone.
When arriving at the cinema.
Soon, she discovered.
People who came out of the theater where the last screening of "My First Brother" was held had red eyes.
She was extremely confused about this.
Isn't it a comedy? Why am I crying? I was laughing the whole time when I watched the trailer!
So, with such doubts.
Cui Mingzhen checked the ticket and walked into the screening room of "My First Brother".
At this moment, the theater was packed.
It seems that Jin Qixuan's appeal is indeed extraordinary.
Just as Cui Mingzhen came to her seat according to the sequence number.
I found that the girl sitting next to me had cried so much that her eye makeup was smudged.
It looks like he just finished watching it and continued to watch it for the second time.
The two looked at each other, and the girl seemed to see the surprise in her eyes.
He spoke first, "Prepare your tears. If you don't cry, I'll treat you."
Hearing this, Cui Mingzhen was stunned.
Not really?
She just came to watch a comedy, why was she crying?
Soon, the movie began.
Cui Mingzhen's attention was also drawn to the big screen.
As the plot progresses, her mood keeps changing.
From the initial laugh.
In the end, I was in tears.
She didn't recover until the end of the film.
When the words "THE END" appeared on the big screen.
The lights in the theater came on.
The sound of paper being pulled out could be heard all around.
Only then did Cui Mingzhen realize that she had already burst into tears.
She quickly took out a tissue and wiped her tears.
At this time, the girl next to him spoke again:
"See, I didn't lie to you."
Cui Mingzhen didn't say anything, but just nodded silently.
This movie really exceeded her expectations.
The trailer sounded so cheerful, I thought it was just a happy comedy.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a healing film with both laughter and tears.
Especially the scene when Seha and Donggu parted.
It made her cry like a tearful person.
No wonder it's rated so high.
Cui Mingzhen walked out of the screening room.
With the idea that since I'm here, I'm here.
I decided to watch another movie to ease my heavy mood.
Then she went to the hall to look at the latest screening schedule.
The movie that will be shown is "The Wolf Man".
You don't have to wait too long, you can enter in just five minutes.
Then she looked at the promotional poster for the movie - Kang Dong Won, Han Hyo Joo, Jung Woo Sung, and Kim Mu Yeol.
With this cast, the movie should be good.
So Cui Mingzhen didn't hesitate and directly bought the movie ticket for "Werewolf".
Five minutes later.
Cut the ticket.
Cui Mingzhen walked into the screening room of "Werewolf".
Compared with the cinema she was in just now.
The seats were not even a quarter full.
You know, this is the summer season! Every year, it is one of the most competitive battlefields in the film industry.
Even films with moderate popularity have considerable attendance during this period.
Seeing this, Cui Mingzhen couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
It seems that she chose the wrong movie this time.
However, since I have already bought the ticket, I might as well watch it.
After a few minutes, the ad ended.
The main film starts playing.
Before Cui Mingzhen even saw a figure, she heard a voice behind her.
"The opening line introduces a narration... Wow, is this an anime?"
At the beginning of the film, the narrator says:
Years old in so and so.
In order to avoid becoming a prey of the enemy, the North and South Peninsulas discussed peaceful unification.
However, the surrounding major countries did not agree and imposed an economic blockade.
The people were living in poverty and suffering, and they took to protests to express their opposition to unification.
Then, a cult that claimed to be anti-establishment emerged and became very powerful.
However, the current police force is not sufficient to resist their armed forces.
Therefore, a special police team was set up to respond to it.
Before the year was over, the Bloody Friday disaster occurred - fifteen innocent girls died due to the brutality of the special police.
The narration ends.
The screen shows the process of this incident in the form of flashback.
At this time, a series of complaints were heard behind Cui Mingzhen.
"I can understand the choice of black and white, but the brightness is too dim. It would be much better if there was a backlight. Now I can't even see the faces clearly."
"The sound of the gunshot is so fake. And the effect of the bullet hitting the person is like fireworks."
"Yeah, the camera is so weird. It's clearly trying to express the protagonist's shock, but it shows an explosion in the distance."
"Hey, look, look, there's a glitch! The track is in the shot, this editing is too careless!"
“…”
Hearing the complaints coming from behind, Cui Mingzhen couldn't help but turned around and glared at them, growling:
"Can you please stop talking!"
"Watch the movie quietly!"
Hearing this, several people fell silent.
Seeing this, Jin Qixuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally I can watch a movie in peace and quiet.
That’s right, those people who were talking nonstop and complaining continuously just now.
It was Bong Joon-ho's team - assistant director, stage manager, photographer, lighting engineer, sound engineer...
Based on the principle of knowing yourself and knowing your enemy.
Every time Jin Qixuan's film is released, he will go to watch competing films in the same period.
Early morning hours.
The premiere of "My First Brother" was successfully held at a cinema in Seoul.
Jin Qixuan attended in person and watched his work with the audience.
And today, to support the premiere of Jin Qixuan's new movie.
The crew members of "Parasite" took a day off.
Follow him to the cinema.
This "Werewolf" was produced by a subsidiary of Warner Bros.
The script is a popular comic from the day I bought it.
Plus this cast.
No matter who sees it, this is a good movie worth watching.
However, I didn't expect that there would be so many flaws as soon as I saw the beginning.
This is really hard to accept for them who have been working in the crew for many years.
Therefore, they are suffering from occupational diseases...
It took more than an hour to watch.
Objectively speaking.
Judge from the audience's perspective.
This "Werewolf" movie undoubtedly failed to interpret the charm of the original work well.
It can even be called a disappointing work.
From the beginning to the end, the film tells the story of the protagonist's transformation from a werewolf to a human.
From a machine that only accepts orders to a human being with warmth.
But the director also wanted to force politics into the film.
As a result, the film has a weak story and lacks reflection.
If it were just to tell the story of their love.
If you try to be as detailed as possible, perhaps the score won't be so low as to fail.
Subjectively speaking.
It can be seen that this movie sacrificed many of the wonderful nested narrative structures in the original work under commercial packaging.
This makes the whole story flat and lacks layers.
What is even more regrettable is that the film's adaptation of the original story is too inclined towards the love element.
But it ignores the more profound discussion of society and human nature in the original work.
Such an adaptation not only fails to highlight the essence of the original work.
Instead, it makes the film seem disorganized and fails to leave a deep impression on the audience.
However, from the perspective of Jin Qixuan, an industry insider.
He is more concerned with the technical aspects of the film.
For example, the fight scene between Kang Dong Won and Jung Woo Sung.
The exquisite design of its action routes is enough to become a model for him to learn and refer to.
…
Two hours later.
Jin Qixuan and his group walked out of the cinema along with the bustling audience.
"It was a complete waste of two hours."
Someone in the crowd sighed and said.
Next to him, his friend immediately nodded in agreement: "
Yes, you might as well go watch My First Brother again, the 9.54 rating of that movie is not exaggerated. "
"Having said that, Han Hyo Joo's looks are still pretty good."
Another person interrupted:
"Her crying scene at the end of the movie was really tearful, and it made people feel pity for her."
"I don't think that Kang Dong Won and Han Hyo Joo have a strong sense of CP."
Another person commented: "When I watched their kissing scene, Jin Qixuan's face automatically came to my mind."
"Haha, your train of thought is really unique!"
The people next to him laughed:
"Automatically changing faces in your brain, your imagination can be developed into AI!"
After saying this, the man thought about it and said, "But it seems that the unexpected feeling is very harmonious..."
"Isn't that right? Hahaha..."
…
Jin Qixuan mingled in the crowd, listening to the discussions of people around him.
Silently he pulled the mask up.
Try to reduce your presence.
Today he deliberately chose a low-key black short-sleeved shirt and dark jeans.
Pair it with a hat and a mask.
In a dark environment like a movie theater, it is difficult to be recognized.
Although Jin Qixuan thought he had done enough disguise.
But obviously, for those who are interested, such a cover-up is still too superficial.
As soon as they stepped out of the cinema, they were stopped by several young figures.
Those people looked around and saw that there was no one around, so they excitedly approached Jin Qixuan and asked in a low voice:
"Hello, are you Jin Qixuanxi?"
Jin Qixuan was slightly stunned.
Since the other party has called out my name.
There was no need for him to hide it anymore.
So, he nodded slightly.
Take off your mask.
Revealing his handsome face.
He admitted it with a smile.
See Jin Qixuan show up.
The young men were immediately excited.
They quickly introduced themselves and said that they were members of a film review studio under a certain platform.
He said that he had been paying attention to Jin Qixuan while watching the movie.
It feels very similar.
But I didn’t expect it to be true.
I met Jin Qixuan by chance in the cinema.
For them, it was undoubtedly winning the lottery! This was a huge amount of traffic! So, several people immediately asked if they could interview him.
Seeing this, Jin Qixuan called his agent Sheng Bingxu to verify.
After a brief communication.
He confirmed the identities of the young men.
So, I accepted this random interview.
Because this was an unexpected encounter.
These young people did not make adequate preparations in advance.
So they found a relatively secluded corner.
In a casual chat, I had a brief chat with Jin Qixuan about the movie "Werewolf".
Jin Qixuan reviewed the film in an attitude that seemed serious but was actually a bit hypocritical.
This movie is pretty good.
Both the action scenes and the emotional scenes were shot very well.
The overall performance is quite impressive in all aspects.
In addition, Han Hyo Joo's acting skills and appearance were also praised.
…
Because it’s getting late.
This chance interview didn't last long.
About ten minutes passed.
Jin Qixuan hurriedly said goodbye to this group of people.
Following the other members of the "Parasite" crew left.
That day.
After Jin Qixuan returned to the hotel from the cinema, he fell asleep.
Lu Xiangxiao, Lee Kwang-soo, Lee Sun-bin, Sheng Bingxu and others all did not sleep all night.
——They are waiting for the first day box office of "My First Brother".
The promotion of this film has been quite good.
The rave reviews on the Internet, coupled with the halo of the Cannes Film Festival, have made it a hot topic.
Therefore, major theaters have high hopes for this film.
This has resulted in a film scheduling rate of around 25%.
Jin Qixuan is naturally very concerned about the box office performance of "My First Brother".
But while caring, you can’t delay your sleep.
At most get up early.
Therefore, at around three o'clock in the morning on the 13th.
Jin Qixuan got up.
The first thing I do when I wake up is grab my phone.
I clicked on the message Sheng Bingxu sent me three hours ago.
——The first-day box office attracted 510,000 viewers, Naver movie rating was 9.51, and the weekend market share was 19.6%, ranking third.
Jin Qixuan, who was originally a little confused, squinted his eyes and carefully counted the first-day box office numbers sent by Sheng Bingxu.
He suddenly sat up from the bed.
In the past two years, the film market environment on the Peninsula has indeed shown a booming development trend.
Every year there is a blockbuster movie that makes tens of millions of dollars.
The cinema has also been expanded a lot, and many large screens have been added.
At the same time, the actors' pay has also risen accordingly.
It reflects the overall prosperity of the industry.
Right now, this time point just happens to coincide with the hot summer season.
It's the weekend again.
But, 510,000 people watched the movie on the first day???
Jin Qixuan quickly exited from the information interface.
I opened the APP with real-time box office statistics.
With the addition of data from the midnight slot on the 13th.
Today that number exceeds 600,000.
"Work" starring Hwang Jung-min outperformed "Along with the Gods 2: The Two Worlds".
It won the weekend box office championship with 810,000 moviegoers.
The drama "Along with the Gods 2: The Two Worlds" was embroiled in a sexual assault scandal when Oh Dal-su, who played the judge, was exposed.
The production team had to delete the scene and spend a huge amount of money to replace the cast and reshoot it.
In addition, the film scheduling was caught up in a controversy over suppressing the European and American film "Mission Impossible 6".
As a result, the film only received 670,000 viewers this week, and the Naver film review score dropped directly to 6.74 points.
But despite this.
The film still took 12 and a half days to achieve the first 10 million viewership achievement of the year.
This shows.
The first-day box office result of 510,000 moviegoers is not very high.
It's just average because it includes the weekend.
But for Jin Qixuan.
This achievement is definitely worth opening a bottle of champagne to celebrate!
After all, the first-day box office of his first two films was only over 300,000 viewers.
The first-day performance of this movie was a qualitative leap.
Afterwards, Jin Qixuan happily looked at the box office performance of Park Bo Young and Han Hyo Joo's movies.
"Your Wedding" had a weekend box office of 320,000 viewers and a Naver film rating of 8.7 points.
Compared with the top three weekend films, this is a decent result.
The weekend box office of "The Werewolf" was less than 50,000, with a market share of only 0.5%.
Naver movie rating is 5.41.
A tragic thing.
After staring at the box office numbers jumping on the phone for three minutes.
Jin Qixuan got out of bed happily.
He walked briskly to the bed and opened the curtains.
Although the sky is still shrouded in darkness at this moment.
But Jin Qixuan's mood was as bright as the rising sun.
He plans to go out for a run in this cool weather.
Enjoy this rare tranquility and joy.
But before preparing for the event.
Jin Qixuan sent a message to Li Zhien——
"Wake up, don't sleep anymore!"
(End of this chapter)
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